Grace McNamee's work with Hideo Nomo and Shohei Ohtani helped bridge gap between Japanese, American baseball media

Before Shohei Ohtani-mania, a tornado tore through L.A. and all of major league baseball as Hideo Nomo took fans by storm. SoCal native Grace McNamee worked with both players and created a blueprint to bridge gap between Japanese, American baseball media.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- Before Shohei Ohtani-mania, a tornado tore through L.A. and all of major league baseball as Hideo Nomo took fans by storm.

SoCal native Grace McNamee was in the middle of all of it. The trailblazer worked with both players and created a blueprint to bridge the gap between Japanese and American baseball media.

Watch Rob Fukuzaki's full report above.

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SoCal trailblazer's work with Dodgers, Angels Japanese players helped bridge cultural gap